WOTD: 4-29-04

[Boozer]

Obsequious

DEFINITION: overly-submissive and eager to please

EXAMPLE: The obsequious new associate made sure to compliment her supervisor's tie and agree with him on every issue.

SYNONYMS: compliant, deferential, servile, subservient



I hate obsequious people, unless it's my girlfriend!! ;)

[Diva]

A lot of dogs are obsequious.

[Bassmama]

MY dog is obsequious!
I've known a few men that were too obsequious for comfort!
Many women are obsequious when they are young- then they smarten up!

[whitecrow]

Our prime minister is obsequious to Bush.

[SysLord]

Originally posted by whitecrow
Our prime minister is obsequious to Bush.

LOL, add Tony Blair to that list.

[entipy]

My daughter is scarily obsequious.

(That's a difficult word to type. lol)

[SysLord]

Here's an idea to enhance the 'word of the day' feature. I vote that Boozer records an actual pronounciation of each of these words every day and attaches it as an mp3/wav to his posts :)